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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    These were wonderful cars in their day. So well made.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    So who is gonna say what these two old timers are>



    Hint: they are part of the lineup of the first production cars with V6 engines.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Lancia Aurelia
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Thanks Fin. Those are both Lancia Aurelias. The 2-door (Berlinetta) is a mid-50s Aurelia B20. The sedan (Berlinetta) is an earlier Aurelia B10 or B12.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Not Sold Here>


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,350
    New style Honda beat?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    stickguy said:

    New style Honda beat?

    Well kinda, it's the current model Honda S660. Apparently there was some consideration to exporting it to the US as a replacement for the Honda S2000 but they thought it might be too small. I'm not sure about that because plenty of Miatas and FRS/BRZ sports are selling and Mini will probably enter the market with their revised Roadster (I forgot the name).

    It's unclear to me if Honda has any plans for a US market sports car (they just killed the CRZ)

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  • stevedebistevedebi Member Posts: 4,098
    andys120 said:

    stickguy said:

    New style Honda beat?

    Well kinda, it's the current model Honda S660. Apparently there was some consideration to exporting it to the US as a replacement for the Honda S2000 but they thought it might be too small. I'm not sure about that because plenty of Miatas and FRS/BRZ sports are selling and Mini will probably enter the market with their revised Roadster (I forgot the name).

    It's unclear to me if Honda has any plans for a US market sports car (they just killed the CRZ)
    The CRZ was a sports car? That explains the poor gas mileage on a hybrid. A coworker had one and couldn't get above 30 mpg.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Every time I see a CRZ, I question how they thought it was a proper homage to the CRX.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    fintail said:

    Every time I see a CRZ, I question how they thought it was a proper homage to the CRX.

    OTOH, I can't remember when I last saw a CRZ. ;)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited July 2016
    Your image wasn't showing, so I fixed it for you.

    Oops, had it up and then it dropped out. Let's try again!




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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Anybody else having trouble w my image? I figured most of those cars would be ID'ed quickly.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Broken image for me, when I right click, I get a 403 forbidden.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    No image here.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    edited July 2016
    Here we are!

    So the Edsel is the year of the picture? It's a 58 or later. Couple 57's in there, Chevrolets.


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Here's the image again, if that helps.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Canadian side of the falls?

    I think I can ID the furrin cars - cabrio at left looks like a Hillman Minx, small car backed in with a luggage rack on the roof appears to be a Renault Dauphine, and the 1940s looking car next to the Edsel appears to be an early 50s Ford (UK) Prefect.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited July 2016
    Looks like the American side to me, like downstream a bit from the horseshoe shaped one, before you cross over to the island.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1951 Buick
    1953 Chrysler New Yorker...............
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    The photo is of part of the Niagara Falls complex. The cars are parked on the New York side but obviously several are Canadian models or imports rarely seen in the USA. Yes, the Edsel is a 1958 and appears to be the newest car in the shot. The oddball next to the '57 Chevy (2dr) on the right is likely the oldest but what the heck is it?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Canada bought a lot more odd UK imports during that era, so I guessed it was the Canadian side. Close enough :)

    The oddball between the Edsel and 57 Chevy appears to be a ~1950 British Ford Prefect.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    edited July 2016
    The Edsel is a 58. Taillights were different each model year.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    edited July 2016
    berri said:

    The Edsel is a 58. Taillights were different each model year.

    I didn't remember that and didn't have time ti research--thanks.
    What is the car between the '57 Chev red convertible and the Renault Dauphin with roof racks? '53 Chev?

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I can only distinguish the 53 and 54 Chevy by the round or oval parking lights up front. I miss Lemko for this stuff!
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165

    What is the car between the '57 Chev red convertible and the Renault Dauphin with roof racks? '53 Chev?

    Yes, '53 Chevy.
    Interesting is the car on the left of the red Chevy. The front end chrome matches the Canadian built 1954 Pontiac yet the car appears to be older than a '54.

  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    That grey car between the red Chevy and the Hillman looks like a Ford of some sort to me, and the grille reminds me of the 52/54 Ford Vedette made in France.

    However that had a single piece windscreen.

    Is this some sort of Canada only Monarch or Meteor based on about a 1950 Ford body shell?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    magnette said:

    That grey car between the red Chevy and the Hillman looks like a Ford of some sort to me, and the grille reminds me of the 52/54 Ford Vedette made in France.

    However that had a single piece windscreen.

    Is this some sort of Canada only Monarch or Meteor based on about a 1950 Ford body shell?

    Bingo! It's a 1950 Meteor, essentially a 1950 Ford w different trim.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited July 2016
    fintail said:

    Canada bought a lot more odd UK imports during that era, so I guessed it was the Canadian side. Close enough :)

    The oddball between the Edsel and 57 Chevy appears to be a ~1950 British Ford Prefect.

    That's the consensus at Hemmings but some think it could be one of those London cabs that somehow made it across the ocean. I'm inclined to think it's a Prefect, a 1930's design that lasted into the early 50s, which was typical of Brit cars of that era.








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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,350
    Studebaker hawk?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    A very non-stock Lark. '59?
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Grille badge at lower center = 1960.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited July 2016
    Oh well, I lose at Lark Trivial Pursuit. :'(
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,350
    I only got the Stude part right. I guess the Hawk is the low slung one with the tail fins. I always get those names confused.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It's hard sometimes with Studebaker. They'd use parts from one model and paste them onto another.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Earlier model Studebaker Lark. Maybe around a 60?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    It's a 1960 Studebaker Lark/V8 wearing aftermarket wheels. V8 equipped Larks are said to be the fastest of that first generation of compact cars introduced in 1960.






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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,718
    edited July 2016
    Pontiac Astre? Or, is it a T-1000?

    The Chevette twin

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,350
    edited July 2016
    It is a T 1000. The Astra was a vega clone.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    edited July 2016
    And that '81-'83 T1000 looks to be the Pontiac version of the Chevette Scooter, the stripped down model with optional rear seat.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,718
    stickguy said:

    It is a T 1000. The Astra was a vega clone.

    Ahh.. that's right. Thanks.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Did some early Studebaker Larks come out as 59's? I know it beat the Big 3 (but not AMC) to the compact market, but not sure by how much?
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,597
    edited July 2016
    berri said:

    Did some early Studebaker Larks come out as 59's? I know it beat the Big 3 (but not AMC) to the compact market, but not sure by how much?

    Yup, the Lark came out in '59. One year before the Big 3 compacts hit.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Thanks. 1959 is starting to be a very "long" time ago B)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,350
    berri said:

    Thanks. 1959 is starting to be a very "long" time ago B)

    any car that is older than I am, at this point is Really old.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    texases said:

    And that '81-'83 T1000 looks to be the Pontiac version of the Chevette Scooter, the stripped down model with optional rear seat.

    I actually saw one with similar markings going down the street this PM. I couldn't believe there were any left in running condition.

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,597
    stickguy said:

    berri said:

    Thanks. 1959 is starting to be a very "long" time ago B)

    any car that is older than I am, at this point is Really old.
    Imagine being able to remember when they came out!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    bhill2 said:

    stickguy said:

    berri said:

    Thanks. 1959 is starting to be a very "long" time ago B)

    any car that is older than I am, at this point is Really old.
    Imagine being able to remember when they came out!
    Hell, I learned to drive in one ('59 Mercury Monterey)

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    59 Merc - now that is a rather unique looking car
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